Tag Archives: Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge

Drama in the Sky

Posted on 2020-03-02 by Olga

This growing, storm cloud was a wonder to behold. Feathery front of mare’s tail clouds filled the sky. Mackerel clouds, surrounding the setting sun, created an eeriness to the scene. Cigar-shaped cloud announcing the end of a tornado warning. *** … Continue reading →

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Wintry Illusion

Posted on 2020-01-04 by Olga

I see my thoughts reflected in the open waters Accepting the illusion of warmth from the cold, setting sun My heart is tranquil in this frigid moment Knowing that transformation is inevitable *** *Happy New Year to all those who … Continue reading →

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Candid

Posted on 2019-09-14 by Olga

Candid photos from Anderson Farm’s yearly fall fair. Bunny love. I kept the original colors. Loved how the gentle hands looked with the color in the bunny’s ears. Beauty of alpacas. Crafty dog watching a passerby. ~*~ Cee’s theme: Candid … Continue reading →

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Life of Shadows

Posted on 2019-07-12 by Olga

“Shadows are an entity as alive as the light.” (Ron Bigelow) “Light is nothing without shadows.” † * I cropped the above photo of my daughter’s eyes to achieve the below close-up. It was intriguing how the light, shadows and … Continue reading →

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Isolated Benches

Posted on 2019-02-23 by Olga

“Each of us needs to withdraw from the cares which will not withdraw from us. We need hours of aimless wandering or spates of time sitting on park benches, observing the mysterious world of ants and the canopy of treetops.” … Continue reading →

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In the Distance

Posted on 2019-01-28 by Olga

“There is a immeasurable distance between late and too late.”  (Og Mandino)   Visiting both the above distances came late in life, but I’m happy not too late.  Both happened in my 60’s, one year apart;  the Rockies first and … Continue reading →

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Unusual Perspective

Posted on 2019-01-19 by Olga

“If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change ”  (Dr. Wayne Dyer)   “What you see depends not only on what you look AT, but also on where you look FROM.”  (James Deacon) … Continue reading →

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It’s All About Finding The Feathers

Posted on 2018-12-31 by Olga

Well, I found one!   Cee’s Challenge: It’s All About Nature

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Rocks and Boulders That Stand Out

Posted on 2018-12-15 by Olga

The reeds enhance the look of this boulder sitting on the shoreline of a lake.    The artistry of nature revealed in ever-changing ripples around these rocks.    This so reminded me of a turtle on the edge of a … Continue reading →

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Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Circles & Curves

Posted on 2018-10-01 by Olga

Winding road before the descent.   Curve where beach meets water.   Floating circles of lily pads.   Cee’s Challenge: Circles & Curves

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Trees

Posted on 2018-09-20 by Olga

Tree that keeps giving.     Romancing the ocean waves.   Blooming, shade tree.   Otherworldly oddity.   Cee’s B&W Challenge: Trees

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Cee’s Black & White Challenge: Statues, Sculptures…

Posted on 2018-08-23 by Olga

Hiding amidst the plant life.   Sculpture in front of a garden wall.   Replica of Easter Is. head.   Rustic, fallen angel.   Bust of Napoleon Bonaparte.  The eyes intrigued me. Cee’s Challenge    

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Cee’s B/W Photo Challenge: Any Animal (No Birds)

Posted on 2018-06-21 by Olga

            Cee’s Challenge: Any Animal    

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Cee’s B/W Photo Challenge: Trains/Tracks

Posted on 2018-06-14 by Olga

  “Go as far as you can see; when you get there, you’ll be able to see further.”  (Thomas Carlyle)   “If a train doesn’t stop at your station, then its not your train.”  (Marianne Williamson)   My girls use … Continue reading →

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Many Moods of Flowers

Posted on 2018-05-27 by Olga

Elegant Fragility   Moody Blue     Gloomy Darkness   Cee’s Challenge: Flowers

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Tulip Heaven

Posted on 2018-05-06 by Olga

  Cee’s Challenge: Close ups  

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Looking Back in Time

Posted on 2018-04-13 by Olga

Time stands still in a curio shop on Manitoulin Island.   Interesting find at a flea market in Sudbury.   Cash register before technology changed everything.  (Anderson Farm, Lively, Ontario)   When I was six years old, I took piano … Continue reading →

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Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Open Topic

Posted on 2018-01-23 by Olga

Hand blown, glass paperweight.   Sectional mirror with reflections. (I just recently used the colored version for another challenge.)   My daughter’s cat, Tommy, intensely looking out a window.    Leaves that caught my attention in Hawaii.   Rocky Mountains … Continue reading →

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Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Water

Posted on 2017-12-30 by Olga

  The whispering calmness of Rockcut Lake, Capreol, Ontario. Close-up of the log jutting out of the water. A ripple in time.   “If there is magic on this planet, it is contained in water.” (Loren Eiseley)   Cee’s Challenge … Continue reading →

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Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Arches, Domes, Half Circles

Posted on 2017-12-22 by Olga

Half circle of an orange in a drink. Same drink, different angle. Half circle of  a sunrise. A multiplicity of domes and half circular windows in the Alberta Legislature Building in Edmonton.   Cee’s Challenge

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Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Abandoned or Alone

Posted on 2017-12-17 by Olga

Decided to treat myself to a Christmas cactus this holiday season and sadly this was the only bloom. It fell off a week after this photo. Abandoned building on Manitoulin Island, Ontario. The solitary wind turbine in the background adds … Continue reading →

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Cee’s B/W Photo Challenge: Houses

Posted on 2017-12-08 by Olga

Photographed this one driving along the side of a rural road. Didn’t realize a cat was there until later viewing. A very pretty house we discovered on Manitoulin Island.   I’ve shown this abandoned house from Killarney before, but I’ve … Continue reading →

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Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Pets

Posted on 2017-11-03 by Olga

This is Peanut, a Russian Blue.  She’s the dainty beauty in the family.  A lap-cat with a gentle demeanor. If you have a warm lap available, she will find it.  She does have an alternate personality when defending her brother … Continue reading →

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Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Bricks or Stones

Posted on 2017-10-28 by Olga

Memories of Ottawa, 2016   View of Canada’s Parliament Buildings from across the Ottawa River.   Designed, brick enclosure around a pond next to the lofty pillars from the above image.   Bonsai tree with large, cut stones in the … Continue reading →

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Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: In The Distance

Posted on 2017-10-19 by Olga

Kilauea Point Lighthouse, Kauai, Hawaii   Looking down the beach into the distance next to where we stayed in Kapaa, Kauai.   Gazing at the distant clouds while enjoying a refreshing drink.   Cee’s Challenge

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Cee’s Black & White Challenge: Lines and Angles

Posted on 2017-10-02 by Olga

I was intrigued by this abandoned home in Killarney, Ontario, Canada. “Nature creates curved lines while humans create straight lines.”  Hideki Yukawa   Interesting fissures on this rock formation.   A patio section worn by time and cracked by the … Continue reading →

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Cee’s Black& White Photo Challenge: Candid Shots of People or Animals

Posted on 2017-09-16 by Olga

“I’d rather play with sand than be the flower girl.”   Newly married couple walking away with the photographer for more photos. My daughter finally took her shoes off.   Imu ceremony at Smith’s Family Luau, Kauai.  A must experience! … Continue reading →

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Cee’s Black/White Photo Challenge:Texture

Posted on 2017-09-12 by Olga

The Indian Banyan Tree intrigued me each time I saw one in Hawaii.  Unusually gnarly, each one had its own majestic presence and quite photogenic.   The mountainous, northern coastline of Kauai is a textural wonderland in B/W. The last … Continue reading →

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Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Walking Paths & Trails

Posted on 2017-08-06 by Olga

  Two Manitoulin Island walkways.     Two walkways at Lake Ramsey , Sudbury.   Cee’s Challenge

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Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Things Made With Wood

Posted on 2017-07-13 by Olga

Broken down boat in Killarney, Ontario.   Hand-made replica of a birch bark canoe displayed on a wall in Ottawa.   Old-fashioned piano displayed at the Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre in Capreol. I use to play on … Continue reading →

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Cee’s Black & White (Sepia) Photo Challenge: Lights (Manmade)

Posted on 2017-06-16 by Olga

This was taken at a birthday celebration last year.  The candle light accentuated the table decor. Even the salt and pepper shakers look like elegant chess pieces. This candle gave me hope in some dark moments. Ceiling lights taken on … Continue reading →

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